We found 13 dictionaries that define the word read the riot act:

General (10 matching dictionaries)

1. read the riot act: Merriam-Webster
2. read (sb) the riot act: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
3. read (someone) the riot act, read the riot act: Dictionary.com
4. Read the Riot Act, Read the riot act: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
5. Riot Act, Read the: The Word Detective
6. read the riot act: TheFreeDictionary.com
7. Read the riot act: World Wide Words
8. Read the riot act: Phrase Finder

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

9. read the riot act: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

10. read the riot act: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

11. read the riot act: Urban Dictionary

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